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Cryptowall Virus!!

Has anyone been able to successfully remove the cryptowall virus? Basically what it is telling me is all my files are encrypted I can't open any microsoft files they appear in some crazy font. I ran hitmanpro and detected malware but did not get it on the reboot. Im thinking maybe I can retrieve the files from hard drive physically but Im worried it could infect my external hard drive and possibly the computer i try opening files on . Any ideas or programs that will take this nasty virus off is much appreciated!!

Edited by xXToffeeXx, 04 October 2014 - 07:10 AM.Moved to general security from logs section~

Yes i saw that shadow copies dont always work. However i did run my virus programs and backed up files after i made shadow copies so i feel a little safer. So im guessing if you try a shadow copy before you remove the cryptowall is removed it will delete shadow copies is what you are saying? or will it even delete shadow copies after the virus is gone? Cause i was able to open all files after shadow copies. Thanks guys for your help!